Re: Steam aircraft/dual prop
Posted by: C Benson (IP Logged)
Date: March 15, 2003 04:58PM
<HTML>Hi,,,For further news of HEAVIER than air progress look up Scientific American,, 1892--93 front page article on Hiram Maxim,,,180HP 2 prop aircraft,,,yes it did become airborne but that part wasnt planned ,,,so it goes in history as a failed project,,,,,,Col Pope hired him for his car projects,,,,,one of the 2 engines is in South Kensington Mus' ,,,The other is on its way to Smithsonian,as we speak,,,,,,who knows how long delivery will take,,,,by way of hms' Titanic,,,,,If U guys want to study light good size piston stuff,,,here is a absolutely fastenating design,,,,,There is a pic in Clymers somewhere ,,,,Maxim also wrote a book on aircraft theory about 1912 Cheers Ben</HTML>